Improvement in check-row attachments for corn-planters



1 E. M. WILGOX. Check-Row Attachment for Gorn-Plamters.v

No. 196,849. Patented Nov. 6, I877.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OE IcE.

EDWARD M. WILGOX, OF WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO LUGIU S A.WINCHESTER AND JOHN S. PARTRDGE, OF SAMEPLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHECK-ROW ATTACHMENTS FOR CORN-PLANTERS,

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,849, dated November6, 1877 application filed June 9, 1877.

device. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved device forattachment to cornplanters, to enable the field to be planted inaccurate check-row, and which shall be simple in construction, positivein action, reliable in operation, not liable to get out of order, andnot affected by changes of weather.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim. l A

A is a shaft, which revolves in bearings attached to the hoppers, orsome other convenient part of the planter. To one end of the shaft A isattached a chain-wheel, B, the teeth of which mesh into the links of achain, 0,

extended across the field, and secured at its ends by stakes, anchors,or other suitable means.

To the end of the shaft A, upon the opposite sides of the chain-wheel B,are attached.

The other end of the bar H is pivoted to the upper end of the lever I,which is pivoted to the frame of the planter, and the lower end I ofwhich is cohnected with the seed-dropping slide of said planter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A nattachment for check-row planters, consisting ofshaft A, sprocket-wheel B, frame D, with pulleys E, 8-cam F, pivotedbars G H, and lever I, all connected, constructed, and

arranged as shown and described,.for the purpose specified.

EDWARD M. WILOOX.

Witnesses HENRY HEADY, SAMUEL NELsIN.

